Tyler Grady

A dream that someone could go from obscurity to become America's biggest music star if he or she could display talent directly to the public.

It was a dream strong enough to persuade hundreds of thousands of people to try out at massive auditions nationwide, then, if lucky, get to appear before celebrity judges who decided whether to send them on to Hollywood to face TV viewer voting.

As "American Idol" comes to a close this week with the choice of the winner of its 15th and last season in a three-part finale Tuesday through Thursday, that dream has come true for several...

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When it comes down to it, "American Idol" has been about a dream.
A dream that someone could go from obscurity to become America's biggest music star if he or she could display talent directly to the public.
It was a dream strong enough to persuade...